BRATTLEBORO-George Stone Sr., closing in on his 101st birthday, is one of the last members...
-On a Sunday night, Kelsey Rice found her abuser at her home again, out on...
BRATTLEBORO-The cause of the March 26 fires that temporarily displaced 126 at the School of...
BRATTLEBORO-Caz Clark is the safety and outreach manager at the Brattleboro Food Co-op, a position...
Night work continues on the project to replace two bridges over the West River on Interstate 91 with a single, four-lane structure that will accommodate northbound and southbound traffic. Northbound I-91 traffic has been relocated to one of the lanes on the southbound bridge while demolition crews continue removing the decking of the northbound bridge, starting in the middle and moving outward. Night work, which took a break for the Thanksgiving holiday but resumed Dec. 2, will continue Sunday through...
The Brattleboro Literary Festival will host a teen poetry, prose, and pizza slam at the Boys and Girls Club on Flat Street on Saturday, April 22, at 7:30 p.m.. Writers 18 and under are encouraged to sign up to read their original poems or prose. The winner will receive a cash prize of $100 and will be published online at Green Mountains Review. The runner-up will receive a $50 cash prize. Door prizes and a raffle will feature gift certificates...
A 90-year-old Florida man risks 60 days in jail and a $500 fine for feeding the homeless. “Drop that plate right now,” the arresting police officer orders Arnold Abbott of Love Thy Neighbor as he hands food to a hungry person. “Wherever this flag is flown,” sings Bruce Springsteen, “we take care of our own.” The purpose of government, whether state or national, is to protect and empower. In Vermont, we protect and empower through our motto, “Freedom and Unity.”
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